SSSC response employability discussion paper 2015

This response is from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The SSSC was established in 2001 by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 and is a Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB). We are responsible for registering people who work in social services, regulating their education and training and the collation and publication of data on the size and nature of the sector’s workforce. We are also part of the Sector Skills Council for the social care workforce (Skills for Care and Development). We aim to protect people who use social services, raise standards of practice, strengthen and support the professionalism of the workforce and improve the outcomes and experience of people who use social services.